[Pc_Support] XFX DoA Issues

[Jason Boxman]

Jason Boxman said:
> Jason Boxman said:
>> fyi, I am finding a lot of threads about dead XFX cards now that I'm in a
>> situation where I need to RMA my card.  It seems XFX is known to be one of
>> the worst when it comes to DoA problems and other failures.  I've read a
>> few
>> accounts of people going through multiple RMAs before receiving a working
>> card.
>>
>> Out of the two dozen different companies selling knock off NVidias, I
>> guess
>> I
>> picked the worst.
>>
>> ;)
>
> ROFL.
>
> My RMA'd card is dead too.  Getting another RMA.  Going to see if Monarch
> will let me get an eVGA 6600GT instead.
>
> Same symptoms as before.  I tried all the same resolutions.  Going to give
> XFX's 800 # a try tomorrow during the day to see if they have anything
> useful to contribute.  Sigh.

I called Monarch and they were well aware of the issues with the XFX cards.

I'm getting a store credit, which I'll use to buy an eVGA which has a rebate
currently.  With shipping back RMA'd cards twice it'll end up costing the
same $155 I got my borked XFX card.

XFX: Never again.

http://edseek.com/archives/2005/08/16/xfx-video-cards-6600gt-dont-waste-your-money/